Schenker Correspondence Project

Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Hertzka, dated September 13, 1917

{recto}
[Absender:] Dr. Heinrich Schenker
III., Reisnerstr. 38.

[An:] H. [/] Dir. Emil Hertzka
I., Karlsplatz 6
„Universal-Edition“

[postmark:] || WIEN 49 | [13]. IX. [17] | [illeg] ||

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Sehr geehrter Herr Direktor !

Soeben aus Tirol heimgekehrt, gelange ich in den Besitz der 100 Kr., die Sie mir als „Niloff“ zudachten.¹ Indem ich dies bestätige u. meinen Dank ausspreche, drängt es mich auszusprechen, daß es nach wie vor meine festeste Überzeugung ist, es würden gerade die „IX Sinf.“ u. die „3 letzten Sonaten“ früher oder später das denkbar beste Geschäft, eben ein ewiges, abgeben, wovon Anzeichen Sie ja nicht ....der[?] wie ich selbst schon bemerken dürfte. Erst vor kurzem ist es mir gelungen, den 2. Kontrapuntksband abzuschließen – in voriger Saison hatte ich Hindernisse über Hindernisse!– nun letzte Bereinigungen noch[?] u. Einfügung der zahllosen Aufgaben u. Beispiele u. was dergleichen mehr u. dann zu Cotta.² Das Weitere wird sich wohl erst dann sehen lassen.

Mit bestem Gruß Ihr ergebener
[ sign’d: ] H Schenker
13. Sept. 1917

© In the public domain.
© Transcription Ian D. Bent 2006.

Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Hertzka, dated September 13, 1917

{recto}
[Sender:] Dr. Heinrich Schenker,
[Vienna] III, Reisnerstraße 38.

[To:] [/] Director Emil Hertzka,
[Vienna] I, Karlsplatz 6,
„Universal-Edition“.

[postmark:] || WIEN 49 | [13] .IX. [17] | [illeg] ||
{verso}

Dear Director,

Upon arriving home from the Tyrol, I find waiting for me the 100 Kroner that you promised me for Niloff.¹ In confirming receipt of this with gratitude, I feel compelled to declare that it remains my firmest conviction as hitherto that precisely my Ninth Symphony and Last Three Sonatas would sooner or later prove to be the best business prospect imaginable, indeed something permanent of which you ought by now unquestionably[?] to have discerned the signs, as have I. Only recently have I been in a position to finish the second volume of _Counterpoint_—last season I faced one obstacle after another!—. Now just a few things to tidy up, and insertion of the innumerable exercises and examples and other such things, and then off to Cotta [it will go].² What comes next will probably only then reveal itself!

With best wishes, yours truly,
[ sign’d: ] H. Schenker
September 13, 1917

© Translation Ian D. Bent 2006.

COMMENTARY:
Format: printed postcard, holograph addresses recto, holograph message and signature verso
Sender address: Vienna III, Reisnerstraße 38
Recipient address: Vienna I, Karlsplatz 6, Universal Edition

FOOTNOTES:

¹ See OC 52/210, September 5, 1917. Artur Niloff [pseud. for Schenker], Instrumentations-Tabelle (Vienna: UE, 1909), the third edition (1,000 copies) of which had gone to press on June 26 and been delivered on September 3, 1917 (UE Verlagsdruckbuch 1999). The 100 Kroner presumably represented S’s 10% contractual royalty.

² The MS of Kontrapunkt2 was delivered to Cotta on October 4, 1920 (CA 180 and OJ 9/31, [45]).

SUMMARY:
Acks receipt of 100 Kroner and expresses belief that the Neunte Sinfonie Beethovens and LfS will prove profitable. Kontrapunkt2 will go off to Cotta soon.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian D. Bent 2006.

Bent, Ian
Schenker, Heinrich
Acks receipt of 100 Kroner and expresses belief that the Neunte Sinfonie Beethovens and LfS will prove profitable. Kontrapunkt2 will go off to Cotta soon.
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Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
IPR: in public domain; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent 2006.
Schenker, Heinrich; Hertzka, Emil; UE; Niloff, Artur; Instrumentations-Tabelle; Instrumentation Table; royalty; Neunte Sinfonie Beethovens; Ninth Symphony; NMTP II/2; Kontrapunkt 2; Counterpoint 2; Cotta
Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated September 13, 1917
postcard
academic; musicology; music theory
WSLB 289
1917-09-13
2006-03-31
UE
Hertzka
This document is deemed to be in the public domain as of January 1, 2006. Any claim to intellectual rights should be addressed to the Schenker Correspondence Project, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, at schenkercorrespondence@mus.cam.ac.uk.
postcard; holograph addresses recto, holograph message and signature verso
Universal Edition Archive (1917-1976)—on permanent loan to the Stadt- und Landesbibliothek Wien (1976-)
IPR: In the public domain; Image: Universal Edition, A.G.; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent.
Vienna
1917